2006
γδ T Cells Facilitate Adaptive Immunity against West Nile Virus Infection in Mice
Wang T, Gao Y, Scully E, Davis CT, Anderson JF, Welte T, Ledizet M, Koski R, Madri JA, Barrett A, Yin Z, Craft J, Fikrig E. γδ T Cells Facilitate Adaptive Immunity against West Nile Virus Infection in Mice. The Journal Of Immunology 2006, 177: 1825-1832. PMID: 16849493, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.177.3.1825.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdoptive TransferAnimalsCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseImmunity, CellularImmunity, InnateImmunization, SecondaryImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin MImmunologic MemoryLymphocyte DepletionMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-deltaRecurrenceT-Lymphocyte SubsetsWest Nile FeverWest Nile virusConceptsGammadelta T cellsWild-type miceT cellsWN virus infectionPrimary infectionVirus infectionWN virusNaive miceSecondary challengeImmune responseAdaptive immunityCD8 memory T cellsWest Nile virus infectionMemory T cellsProtective immune responseAdaptive immune responsesAdoptive transferWest Nile virusAb responsesLethal infectionViral challengeFatal meningoencephalitisSecondary infectionInfectionMice
2005
Role of C5 in the development of airway inflammation, airway hyperresponsiveness, and ongoing airway response
Peng T, Hao L, Madri JA, Su X, Elias JA, Stahl GL, Squinto S, Wang Y. Role of C5 in the development of airway inflammation, airway hyperresponsiveness, and ongoing airway response. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2005, 115: 1590-1600. PMID: 15902311, PMCID: PMC1090470, DOI: 10.1172/jci22906.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAirway hyperresponsivenessAirway inflammationContribution of C5Airway responsesDevelopment of AHRHarmful inflammatory mediatorsRole of C5C5-deficient miceCourse of diseaseDownstream inflammatory cascadesInnate immune systemPotential clinical approachCritical checkpointAllergen provocationComplement component C5Inflammatory mediatorsInflammatory cascadeAirway lumenInflammatory cellsC5 inhibitionNonspecific stimuliClinical approachImmune systemInflammationC5b-9